Lot 's search

Fri 26 Apr

A treatise on horses Rajasthan, India, circa 1847 189ff., 2fl. 487 ill., black devanagari script on paper, the illustrations depicting various horses' coats colours and their markings, postures, behaviour, paces, some closing folios blank, possibly unfinished, contemporary European binding, loose, fritted 24.5 x 21.5cm. Provenance: Harnam Singh Hans Collection, Ealing, London, acquired circa 1980, Francis Edwards Antiquarian Booksellers LTD

Estim. 6 000 - 7 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Property from an Important Qajar Family Lots 92-116 A Qajar miniature Qur'an, Iran, signed Salih Muhammad Hassan al-Isfahani, dated AH 1241?/1825-26AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 175ff., with 21ll. of fine black naskh script within gold rule, vocalisation in red, with gold and polychrome verse markers, opening bifolio extensively decorated with gold and polychrome flowers, headers in blue naskh on gold ground with polychrome decoration, marginal decoration in gold and poychrome, in lacquer floral binding, back board loose, export stamps, in gilt-decorated red morocco slip case, owner's inscription dated 1328AH/Pahlavi export stamp dated AH 1315/1936 AD at front folio 10.6 x 7cm. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Safavid calligraphic album, Iran, first quarter 17th century, Persian manuscript on cream paper, safina format, 10 panels, each with 3ll.of black nasta'liq in cloud bands on a gold ground, arranged in two columns, opening folio with illuminated header, later binding, olive green covers with medallions containing gold openwork cutout, attribution on the initial blank attributing the calligraphy to Mir ‘Imad d.1615 panel 11.2 x 5.9cm., folio 18.9 x 10.5cm. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Two excerpts from the Qur’an Qajar Iran, dated AH 1269/1853 CE one volume containing passages from sura 3 and 4, the other from sura 1, with 11ff., 9ll. of black naskh and red interlinear translation in Persian, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated header, both volumes with long Persian waqf inscriptions in the name of Mirza Fathallah, one dated 1271 AH (1855 CE), with seal impressions, brown leather cover folio 24 x 15cm. (2) Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A collection of Persian verses,Safavid Iran, late 17th-early 18th centuryPersian manuscript on paper, 96ff., with two fly leaves, with 18ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in two columns to the page, diagonal text to margins, headers in red nasta'liq, some marginal notes, illuminated header to opening folio worn, final folio with some ink smudges, in later red morocco binding, with a later owner’s Persian label at rear, dated 1335 AH (1917 CE),17.4 x 9.4cm.Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Diwan of Khwaju Kermani, Qajar Iran, 19th century Persian manuscript on paper, 196ff., with 13ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in two columns per page, with 1 or 2 smaller text boxes within, outer gold rule, opening bifolio with extensive gold and polychrome floral decoration, within dark green morocco binding with tooled medallions with floral decoration, folio 14.9 x 9.7cm. Provenance: Fomerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916); and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Kashmiri Qur'an North India, late 18th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 384ff, with 15ll. of black naskh arranged within cloud bands on gold per page, gold roundel verse markers, surah headers in cobalt naskh on a gold ground with gold and cobalt floral decoration, 7 illuminated bifolios, extensive marginal decoration in gold and polychrome, margins trimmed, rebound, in floral lacquer binding, with possible date to medallion, folio 18 x 10.2cm. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Khulasat al-Taqvim and other astronomical and astrological treatises, Compiled by Karim ibn Ibrahim, apparently completed in AH 1283/1867 CE, Persian and Arabic manuscript on paper, 60ff., with 22ll. of black naskh script to the page within red and blue outer rule, headers in red and blue, numerous diagrams, contemporary lacquered binding with astronomical quadrant depicted either side folio 20.2 x 13.5cm. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A calligraphic album (muraqqa), Iran, circa 1880, Persian manuscript on blue paper, 22ff., each with a rectangular panel of shikasteh script in cloud bands on a gold ground, later red board covers, inscription to reverse of final leaf dated AH1305 /1887 AD, Persian inscription on reverse of final leaf’s border dated 1305 AH (1887AD) folio 17 x 10.5cm. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A group of three framed calligraphies, Iran, one dated 1213AH/1798AD and one 1285AH/1867AD, Comprising a panel of 10ll. of black diagonal naskh within cloudbands on a gold ground, signed and dated below 1213AH/1798AD, on a pale blue album folio with gold floral decoration, glazed and framed, 31.7 x 20.7cm.; a panel with 3 couplets of black nasta'liq signed and dated below, 1285AH/1867AD, glazed and framed, 27 x 17cm., and a double page folio, glazed and framed, 22 x 17.8cm. (3) Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A group of calligraphic panels, Persia, 17th-19th century, comprising a single line of bold black naskh on a pink and blue marbled ground, 17.2 x 6cm.; a single line of bold black muhaqqaq within a pink border, 27.5 x 12cm.; a qur'anic folio with 7ll of black and gold naskh to the page, 22 x 14cm.; a calligraphic exercise with 3ll. of bold black muhaqqa, gold rosettes, 17 x 11cm.; a quranic folio with 12ll. of black naskh arranged in two panels and three headers in gold 23.5 x 15.5cm. (5) Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Various Properties Property from an Important Private Collection Four folios detached from an early Arabic manuscript Possibly Central Asia, second half 16th century, possible date of 992 AH/1509-10AD Possibly consecutive, Arabic manuscript on paper, 4ff, with 21ll. of sepia naskh to the page, some lines corrected or pasted, one page heavily pitted, some losses 18.5 x 13.5cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Property from an Important Private Collection A Qur'an juz' VIII (وَلَوْ أَنَّنَا), Qajar Ian, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 17ff., 1fl., 11ll. of black naskh script within gold and black rules to the page, sura headings in red ink within plain cartouche against gold ground, with gold rosette verse markers, within loose pink modern paper cover 24 x 18cm.

Estim. 100 - 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Property from An Important Private Collection To Be Sold With No Reserve Eleven detached folios, Central Asia or Iran, 16th century and later Possibly Bukhara, comprising eight folios from the same manuscript, possibly a compilation of poems, each with 13ll. of black nasta'liq script within thin light orange margins within polychrome rules, the wide ochre, blue and green borders illuminated with fine floral and vegetal decoration to the verso, the recto with polychrome lobed medallions against a field of gold scrolling floral tendrils ; four folios with their text panels cut out, now lacking, each with their recto either scrapped or not yet laid ; one folio with its verso scrapped, only the text panel remaining ; one folio, likely from a different manuscript, the text panel with 14ll. of black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns, framed by two interlocked gold floral tendrils within gold and polychrome rules, the wide blue and cream borders with lobed medallions against a field of dense gold floral tendrils, one bearing a modern stamp ; one folio from another manuscript, text panel lacking, thin gold floral margins against light blue ground within polychrome rules, wide borders with similar decoration, the decoration to the verso against cream ground, the recto's against pale green ground including birds perched on branches, the verso inscribed in black and red devanagari (?) script ; one, fragmentary, two panels of slanted light blue nasta'liq script interspersed by three small panels of white nasta'liq script arranged in two columns, below an intricate headpiece composed of an intricate spiralling black tendril on gold ground within a gold lobed cartouche on pale blue ground with similar floral tendrils, gold and black half cartouches to each sides, above and below ; a register of smaller lobed medallions containing similar decoration above, within wide gold speckled green borders, the reverse with plain text panel within similar borders, detached form its mount ; some folios with light pencil annotations or other various markings together with a tiny cut out band of floral garland, lightly torn (11) The largest folio, 29 x 19.8cm. ; the largest cut out text panel, 16.2 x 8.6cm. ; the fragmentary folio, 24 x 16cm. ; the cut out band 4 x 1.5cm.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Property from an Important Private Collection Kitab fadail al-anam, Safavid Iran, 17th century Arabic and Persian manuscript on gold sprinkled paper, 144ff., 9ll. of black nasta'liq per page within green, gold and blue outer rule, in brown leather tooled binding with central medallion, marbled paper interior, stamp impression on opening blank folio dated AH 1107/1695 CE folio 17.6 x 11cm.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Qur'an section, Juz 26-30 Copied by 'Abd Allah, North India, dated 1329AH/1911AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 161ff., with 9ll. and 6ll. of bold black naskh script to the page, with gold rosette verse markers, surah headers in red thuluth, marginal decoration in gold and opaque pigments, with twenty title pages illuminated in gold and opaque pigments each of the twenty sections with a dated and signed colophon, the Qur'anic text followed by prayers, original rebacked brown tooled morocco binding, folio 22 x 13.5cm. Provenance: Bonhams, 17 October 2002, Lot 131

Estim. 200 - 400 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

An Ottoman manuscript on verse and prose in safineh format Ottoman Turkey, 17th century Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 107ff., one page with a draft mise-en-page, one passage dated Rabi’ II 1076 AH (October/November 1665AD), unsigned, but with the calligraphic inscription of Ahmed Halabi on fly leaf, perhaps the compiler, in nasta'liq script, in brown leather binding, folio 19.4 x 13.4cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 14 from a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 19h century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 52ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 28.2 x 18.4cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 16 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, circa 1546AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 45ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in red, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap folio 25.5 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Three Chinese Qur'an juz, China, 18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, each with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, two with cloth covers, one lacking cover, (3) Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz of an Ottoman 30-part Qur'an, Turkey 16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 28ff., written entirely in gold, with 7ll. of gold naskh script per page outlined in black, fully vocalised, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening folio with polychrome and gold illuminated headpiece, some marginal restoration, in modern brown leather binding with flap, folio 27.2 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 29 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 50ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, surah headers in red, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, extensive marginal and textual notes, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 26.1 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 19 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 53ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, extensive marginal and textual notes, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 27.4 x 18.4cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s; offered at Bonhams, 11 October, 2000, Lot 78

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 19 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 53ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, extensive marginal and textual notes, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap folio 26.4 x 18.5cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 11 of a Chinese Qur'an, China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 48ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, extensive marginal and textual notes, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 27 x 19cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 16 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 16th-17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 62ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in gold, marginal decorations in gold, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in green cloth binding with flap, folio 30.2 x 20.4cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 25 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 16th-17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 57ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in gold, marginal decorations in gold, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in green cloth binding with flap, folio 30.2 x 20.4cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 18 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 60ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening and closing bifolios with extensive polychrome and gold decoration probably added later, in tooled brown leather binding with flap folio 25.5 x 18.5cm. Provenance: Private Collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 19 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 58ff., 2fl., with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, extensive marginal and textual notes, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 29.4 x 19.3cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 10 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, 17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 54ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in red ornamental script, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, one marginal decoration, in tooled deep red leather binding with flap, folio 28.5 x 20.5cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 24 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, signed Shams al-adin bin Musa al-Sini, dated 953AH/1546AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 46ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in red, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 25.5 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 12 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, circa 1546AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 44ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headings in red, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 25.5 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Juz 23 of a 30-part Chinese Qur'an, China, circa 1546AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 48ff with 5ll. of black Sini script per page outlined in red rule, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, surah headers in red, opening and closing bifolios with polychrome and gold decoration, in tooled brown leather binding with flap, folio 25.5 x 19.2cm. Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Five Qur'an folios and a bifolio Andalusia, 12th Century, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 5ll. of Andalusian maghribi script , vowels in red, other diacritics in blue, green and saffron, illuminated devices for verse-endings, together with another similar, with gold and polychrome marginal roundel, lobed quarter medallions as verse marker, stained, all mounted bifolio, 42.5 x 26.5cm. ; folios, 26.5 x 25.5cm. (2), 30.5 x 28.2cm. (2) and 26.7 x 25.4cm mounted (6) Provenance: Private UK collection acquired in the 1960s-80s

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an juz XII (Surah Hud, v.6 surah Yusuf .52) China, 18th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 61ff., each with 5ll. of bold black sini, punctuation in red, double red ruled margin, surah heading in red against a gold ground, marginal decorations, opening bifolio with red, blue and black and gold illuminated panels around three lines of text, modern blue cloth binding with flap, folio 23by 17cm. Provenance: Private UK collection acquired in the 1960s-1980s

Estim. 200 - 400 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Manuscripts from the Private Collection of Prof. W.M Ballantyne (1922-2021) Lots 164-168 A Qur’an copied by Ali Uthman al-Hilmi, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1272AH/1855AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 304ff., with 15ll. of black naskh script to the page within gold margins and gold and red rules, headers in white naskh script against gold within thin light red margins within double black rules, the suras' bismillah highlighted with a floral garland, gold verse roundels, marginal markers as polychrome and gold medallions, stellar motifs or trefoils issuing elegant rising blue foliate sprays, marginal hizb markers in gold, opening and closing bifolios decorated in gold and polychrome, in red morrocco and gilt decorated slip case, clean, very good condition folio 12.2 x 8.3cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Prof. W.M Ballantyne (1922-2021)

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Qajar prayer book, Iran, 19th century, Arabic and Farsi manuscript on paper, 62ff. , 7ll. of bold black naskh script to the page, bifolio with polychrome index in red and black naskh script, a folio with al-Fatihah laid out in a grid preceded by an illustrated figural folio headed in red reading "the beauty of my image is the presence of God, may God bless him and grant him peace (شمل دل صورتي حضرت رسول الله طای اللهٔ ءليه وسلم)", illuminated headers throughout, in black lacquered binding with gilt lattice decoration, within hinged light blue velvet case, folio 19.5 x 13.5cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Professor W.M. Ballantyne (1922-2021)

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A prayer book (Dalail al-Khayrat), Turkey, copied by Suleiman Muratib known as Ebul Balakci-zade pupil of Sheker zade, dated 1168AH/1755AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 128ff, 2fl., 11ll. of black naskh per page within thin gold margins within black and red rules, heading in white naskh script on gold ground within lobed cartouches flanked by interlocked floral tendrils forming lozenges within thin white borders dotted in red, quartered plain gold roundels as verse markers, red annotations in text panels, sometimes interlinear, marginal notes in black and red ink, seal impression to first folio, notes in two different hands in black ink to front flyleaf, folios scuffed, patched in scattered places, some staining, closing bifolio detached, original binding with tooled lobed medallions containing intertwined scrolling floral tendrils, the corner pieces and flap with similar decoration, the fore-edge flap torn and fritted, the binding worn overall folio 17 x 10.5cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Professor W.M. Ballantyne (1922-2021)

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Qur’an, Kashmir, North India, late 18th-early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 323ff., with 14ll. of black naskh script to the page, with heavily illuminated opening bifolio, simple gold roundels as verse markers, marginal rising an hanging drop shaped medallions picked in red above and below lobed medallions as various section markers, marginal decoration and copious notes within serrated gold leaves some mimicking botehs, in floral lacquer binding, in embroidered silk slip bag folio 16.6 x 9.8cm. Provenance: Private Collection of Professor W.M. Ballantyne (1922-2021)

Estim. 1 800 - 2 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Various Properties A Qur'an, Kashmir, North India, 19th century Arabic text on paper, 528ff., 4fl., 11ll. of back naskh script to the page within double red and single blue rules, the illuminated opening bifolio's head and lower boards with floral cusped cartouches within floral borders, the pillars with similar decoration, lightly lobed cupola to each side, within single blue rule issuing stylised palmettes, surah heading in red ink within single red rules, gold roundel outlined in black as verse markers, marginal markers roundels in gold twice outlined in blue with rising stylised palmette, spurious date of AH 1127/1715 AD in gold ink within a drawn peacock feather below the text panel, instructions and numbering in red ink, illegible oval seal impression in black ink to a lower left corner of a central folio, closing bi-folio text panels within stylized foliated margins within polychrome rules, trimmed, restored, some scattered patches, in European dark red verging on brown morocco binding 23.6 x 14.5cm.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Qur'an, possibly Balkans, Western Ottoman provinces, dated AH 1267/1850-1 AD, Arabic text on paper, 301ff., 2fl., 15ll. of black naskh script to the page within red and blue rules, opening folios illuminated in gold, blue, green and pink, their head boards with a floral cusped arch above plain lobed cartouches, the lower board with similar wider cartouches flanked by floral sprays within thin pink borders, the pillars with a hanging and rising gilt vine on dark blue ground, the wide borders with gold scrolling foliated tendrils, surahs heading in red within single red rules, floral and foliated swaying tendrils as marginal markers, gold roundels as verse markers, catchwords, marginal annotations, paginated, the whole in single red rule, in contemporary red and gilt morocco binding, the lobed centrepiece with intricate entrelacs, the spandrels with scrolling tendril, the fore-edge flap with calligraphic cartouche reading "(the book) which none touched saved the purified (لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ), Qur'an 56, v. 79", the flap with lobed medallions and corner pieces with similar floral decoration to the covers, some gilt rubbed and now lacking overall, scuffed 24.2 x 17.1cm.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Kashmiri Qur’an, India, late 18th-early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 360ff., with 14ll. of neat black naskh and red nastaliq translation to the page within gold and outer blue rule, gold roundel verse markers, headers in white naskh on a gold cartouche with gold, cobalt and red floral decoration, fine marginal decorations, profuse marginal notes in black and gold, opening and closing bifolios with gold and polychrome floral decoration around text roundels, elaborate gold and polychrome double page decoration, in polychrome lacquered papier mache board covers decorated with large boteh design filled with flowers issuing forth from a vase under an arch, folio 25.5 x 16cm. Provenance: Private UK Collection

Estim. 3 000 - 5 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an juz XIII (وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ ) China, 19th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 46ff., 2fl., 5ll. of black sini script to the page, the illuminated opening folios' headboards with intersecting semi-circles flanked with peonies, on blue and red ground, the pillars with red scrolling foliated tendrils, the lower board with a tessellation forming simplified radiating leaves intersperse with squat Bolnisi crosses 26.5 x 20.4cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Safavid Diwan of Hafez, Safavid Iran, signed and dated 1014AH/1605AD, Persian manuscript on paper, 271ff., with 13ll. of fine black nasta'liq per page arranged in two columns, gilt floral decoration in headers and panels, opening bifolio with illuminated header and borders, an illuminated header on folio 14, 4 owner's seals to final folio, colophon signed but undeciphered, in brown morocco binding with cut out and tooled medallions 17.6 x 9.5cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Quran, Ottoman Turkey signed Al-Sayyid Husein al-Hamdi, dated 1273AH/1856-57AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 293ff. with 15ll. of black naskh to the page, with gold rosette verse markers, sura headings in white naskh on gold ground in cartouche, text within gold frame, opening bifolio heavily illuminated, colophon dated, in original gilt morocco, fore-edge with gilt decoration, with original leather slip case folio 19 x 12.5cm.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

An Ottoman prayerbook Turkey, 19th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 6ff., with 13ll. of black naskh script to the page, gold roundel verse markers, opening folio with illuminated header, colophon with the seal impression of Muhammad Amin, dated 1312 AH (1894/5 CE), and his ownership inscription to verso, as Muhammad Amin b. Muhammad b. Uthman b. Mustafa, a teacher at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, dated 1332 AH (1913-14AD), in red morocco binding folio 19.9cm. x 12cm.

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A collection of 45 reference books and auction houses catalogues, mostly concerned with Islamic and Indian arts Comprising: Contadini, Anna, and Victoria. Fatimid Art at the V&a Museum. London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998. Crill, Rosemary, et al. Arts of India 1550-1900. Edited by Rosemary Crill and Deborah Crill, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. Grube, Ernst J, et al. Architecture of the Islamic World. London, Thames And Hudson, 1984. Islam. Edited by Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius, Koln, Konemann Verlaggesellschaft mbH, 2000. Jaffer, Amin. Furniture from British India and Ceylon. London, V&A Publications, 2001. ---. Luxury Goods from India. London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1 Nov. 2002. Komaroff, Linda, et al. The Legacy of Genghis Khan : Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353 : [Exhibition Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Nov. 5, 2002-Feb. 16, 2003 and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Apr. 13-July 27, 2003]. New York (N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum Of Art ; New Haven (Conn.) ; London, 2002. Mez, Adam. Renesans Islamu. Warszawa, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1980. Niloo Imami Paydar, et al. The Fabric of Moroccan Life. University of Washington Press, 2002. Nurhan Atasoy, et al. İpek, the Crescent & the Rose. London, Azimuth Editions, 2001. ---. Iznik : The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey. London, Alexandria Press In Association With Laurence King, 1994. Splendeurs Du Maroc. Edited by Ivo Grammet and Min de Meersman, Tervuren, Musee Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, 1998. Taylor, Roderick. Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus. Yeovil, Martson House, 1998. The Arts of Islam. Edited by George Michell, London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976. Hayward Gallery, 8 April - 4 Juy 1976. Zdzisław Żygulski. Dzieje Polskiego Rzemiosła Artystycznego. Warszawa, Wydawnictwo Interpress , 1987. AUCTIONS CATALOGUE : CHRISTIE'S : London, Battilosi Tapetti d'Antiquariato, 11 February 1998 London, The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets, 14 February 1996 London, Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 30 April 1998 London, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Miniatures and Works of Art, 10 October 1989 London, Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 8 and 10 October 1991 South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Art and Textiles, Friday 14 October 2005 South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Friday 20 April 2007 SOTHEBY'S : New York, Indian, Himalayan, South-East Asian Art and Indian Miniatures, 20 and 21 September, 1985 London, Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 12 April 1989 New York, Indian, Himalayan, South-East Asian Art, 21 and 22 March 1990 London, Islamic and Indian Art, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 29 and 30 April 1992 London, Islamic and Indian Art, 29 April 1993 London, European and Oriental Rugs and Carpets, including Turkmen Rugs from the Collection of Dr. Werner Loges, 19 October 1994 London, Islamic and Indian Art, 20 October 1994 New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 29 march 1996 London, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 24 April 1997 London, the Bortz Collection, 29 May 1998 New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, including Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings, 16 and 17 September 1998 London, Arts of the Islamic World, including 20th Century Middle Eastern Painting, 3 May 2001 London, Arts of the Islamic World, 25 April 2002 London, Arts of the Islamic World, 30 April 2003 BONHAMS : Knightsbridge, Islamic Works of Art, 12 April 2000 Knightsbridge, Textiles from the Collection of Alistair Mc Alpine, 12 February 2008 Bond Street, Islamic and Indian Art, including Carpets, 8 April 2014 Bond Street, Islamic & Indian Art, including Modern and Contemporary South Asian and Middle Eastern Art, 9 June 2014 London, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, 7 October 2014 OTHERS : John McInnis Auctioneers, the Marc J. Matz Collection, 19 August 2005 Chiswick Auctions, Asian Art, 6 September 2016 GALLERY CATALOGUES: V. O. C Antiguidades, Paris Catalogue, Pedro Dias, undated Millner Manolatos, Catalogue no. 2, Arthur Millner, October 2003

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Shaykh Muhammad al-Muta bin al-Salih al-Sharqi: Dhakhira al-Muhtaj fi sala ala Sahib al-Liwa Morocco, dated 27 Dhu al-Hijja AH 1315/5 May 1898 AD or AH 1325/ 1907-1908 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 98ff., on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, with 23ll. of sepia Mahgrebi script per page, with polychrome decoration, opening folio possibly a later replacement, colophon dated, including a large polychrome diagram, in original morocco binding folio 34.2 x 22cm.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Provincial Mamluk Qur'an Juz, Arabian coast, circa 14th century Juz' XXIV, Arabic manuscript on paper, 49ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 5ll. of thick black naskh script, with red double-interlinear divisions, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground, with marginal black and gold illuminated circular medallions, opening folio with title in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within green frame, colophon possibly added with date of Shawal AH 710/1320AD, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap Text panel 10.1 x 7.3cm.; folio 17 x 12.5cm. Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5 October, 2012, Lot 550

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A bilingual Coptic-Arabic Psalter, Coptic Egypt, Eastern Desert Monastery of St. Anthony, dated 26th day of Bashans (the ninth month of the Coptic Calendar) in 1546/1830AD Coptic-Arabic manuscript on paper, 264ff. (plus one paper endleaf at front, and 2 at back), apparently complete, single column of 19 lines per page in a late medieval Coptic bookhand with Arabic in Naskh script (the Arabic sometimes in column-wide blocks, but most often in thin columns parallel to the Coptic text), red rubrics, capitals in red or red edged with black pen, a few large initials in iridescent yellow, major texts opening with headbands of geometric penwork touched in dark faded red, numerous stylised yellow birds opening significant text sections, some water damage, spots and stains, with later paper repairs to edge of first leaf, binding of red pasteboards with leather spine and corners, with scuffs and lower board water damaged at edge with one corner warped This volume bears witness to the state of the Copts in the sixteenth century, when like the Samaritans and Christian minorities in the East they become integrated with and greatly reliant on Arabic book culture. Thus, in this book, with its distinctively Coptic decoration, the scribe has furnished the reader with a parallel translation into Arabic, and given an Arabic colophon on the last leaf noting that the work was finished on the 26th day of Bashans (the ninth month of the Coptic Calendar) in 1546, ff. 21.1 by 15cm Provenance: Bloomsbury Book Auctions, December 6, 2017, lot 98

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XXI (أُتْلُ مَاأُوْحِیَ ) China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 59ff., 1fl., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin green margins, framed by bands of geometric designs dotted in blue and green, the head board with a intersecting half-circles on floral ground, its asp with a floral roundel, the lower panel with tessellated with an iteration of square containing simplified quatrefoils similarly dotted, the closing double page similarly laid out, the panels and bands with gold and polychrome floral tendrils, lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in gold script on blue dotted plain ground, within red thin double rules, later highlighted in black, the covers and flap lined with floral cloth folio 28 x 21.5cm.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XXV (إِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ ) China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 60ff., 2fl., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening and closing with 3ll. of the same within double red rules, the head board, the lower panel and bands painted with dense polychrome floral scroll works, red ink plain circular verse markers, surah headings in red ink within double red rules, the covers and flap lined with dark blue cloth folio 29.4 x 20.5cm.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XVIII (قَدْ أَفْلَحَ ) China, late 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 52ff., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin green margins, framed by bands of gold strapwork on red field, the head board with a calligraphic lobed medallions amidst swaying flowers and leaves, the lower panel with repeating gold quatrefoils dotted in red on green field, the closing double page similarly laid out, the headboard with calligraphic panel flanked by gold flowers on white, pink and yellow foliate tendril, the lower panel with similar decoration, the band with a lattice dotted in blue and orange on washy brown field, gold lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in red script between double red rules, within red thin double rules, later highlighted in black, the covers and flap lacking folio 29.5 x 29cm.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XXII (وَمَنْ يَّقْنُتْ) China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 63ff., 1fl., torn and crumpled, with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin green margins, framed by bands of simplified scrolling tendril dotted in red and green, the head board with an oversize fold lotus flower within a red roundel flanked with large leaves, the lower panel with large scrolling tendril bearing oversized leaves, the closing double page similarly laid out, the panels and bands with gold, red, green floral tendrils dotted in blue, lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in white script on gold ground, within red thin double rules, the covers and flap lacking folio 27.8 x 20cm. Provenance: Roseberys, 28 April 2023

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XVII (ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلْنَّاسِ), China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 54ff., 1 fl., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin black margins, framed by bands of gold tendrils against a black field, the head board with a calligraphic lobed medallions flanked by floral sprays and leaves against a green and a blue ground, the lower panel with tessellated with an iteration of simplified quatrefoils against similar ground, the closing double page similarly laid out, the headboard divided in three square panel, one calligraphic on white foliated script, the two others with large flowers and leaves on a blue and a green ground, the bands with floral tendrils on yellow field, the lower panels with large gold flower blooms on simplified leafy designs against a pink and a blue field, lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in red script on plain ground, within red thin double rules, some catchwords in modern blue ink, the lower cover and flap lacking, the closing double page, loose folio 30 x 20.5cm.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XXVI (حم ) China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 52ff., 2 fl., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin black margins, framed by bands of spiraling straps highlighted in red and green, the head board with intersecting half-circles flanked by peonies, the lower panel with tessellated with an iteration of a slanted design forming a lattice dotted in red, the closing double page similarly laid out, the lower panel with a lobed cartouche containing a flower issuing trefoils flanked with simplified cloud motifs, lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in black script on gold ground, within red thin double rules, with stained red leather binding worked with medallions, calligraphy, geometric and vegetal patterns 25.8 x 19.8cm. Provenance: Roseberys, 22 October 2020, lot 87 (part)

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Qur'an Juz' XXVII (قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُم ) China, 19th century or earlier, Arabic manuscript on paper, 58ff., with 5ll. of bold black sini script to the page, the double-page opening with 3ll. of the same within thin black margins, framed by bands of spiraling straps on red field, the head board with calligraphic lobed medallions on leafy ground, the lower panel with tessellated lattice dotted in red, the closing double page similarly laid out, the bands latticed in gold and blue, calligraphic upper panels in white foliated script flanked by leafy tendrils bearing gold globular trefoils, the lower panel with floral lattice, one red, one white, lobed rosette verse markers, surah headings in red script on plain ground, within red thin double rules, the covers and flap lacking, some catchwords and scattered inscriptions in modern blue ink, text block separated folio 29.5 x 19.7cm.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A West African Qur'an, Senegambia, late 19th-early 20th century Arabic manuscript on toned woven paper, 430ff.approx, uncollated, with 15ll. of sepia script to the page, verse markers in yellow and vocalization in red, perhaps defective, with attractive illuminations in red, yellow, and black, original brown leather folding slip with tie, folio 22 x 16.8cm. Provenance: Acquired in Chad and Niger in the early 1970s; purchased Bonhams, 23/04/2013, Lot 268 (part lot)

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Dala‘il al-khayrat, Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Jazuli (d.1465AD), Morocco, 19th century, incomplete, Arabic manuscript on paper, square-format, 218ff., with 7ll. of Maghribi script within red and blue frames per page, section headings in gold, important words written in red or blue, with full-page diagrams, contemporary deep red blind-tooled binding with flap folio 12 x 11cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Diwan of Ibn ʻUmar ibn ʻAli known as Ibn al-Farid (d.1235AH), copied by the Imam of the Haydarkhaneh Mosque (Baghdad), Muhammad Salih ibn al-Hajj 'Ali al-Azami, dated 29 Jumada I 1301AH/27 March 1884AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 79ff., with 17ll. of black naskh to the page, some words and titles in red, in board covers covered in marbled paper, 22.5 x 16cm. Provenance: Private UK Collection since the 1940s

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A detached Qur'an bifolio India, circa 16th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black bihari script to the page within red and blue rules, gold rosette dotted in blue to mark the end of a verse, one folio with large marginal lobed medallion half-section (nisf ) marker inscribed in white, the letter ayn (ع) above in red ink indicating the end of a ruku, catchword in loose script to each alternate page 33.5 x 26.5cm.

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Property from a Private Collection, London To Be Sold with No Reserve A group of seven folios from a Shahnameh, Safavid Iran, 17th century, Persian manuscript on paper, with 21ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four vertical columns, within a gold floral margin, headers in gold within a cloud band on a red hatched ground, redone at a later date, folio 36.5 x 25.4cm (7)

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A Qur'an, Qajar Iran, 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 159ff., 3fl.,12ll of black naskh to the page within thing gold and black rules, the illuminated frontispiece with scrolling floral tendrils bearing serrated swaying leaves, surah headers in gold script, some scattered marginal annotations in black and red ink, stained, water stained, pitted and occasional smudges throughout, in gilt morocco binding, 13.5 x 8cm.

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

A printed and handwritten firman issued by the République Française Général in Chief Aʾbd-allah Jacques Menou, French and Arabic text on watermarked paper, published in Cairo, dated 1801, Ṣadara hādhā al-faramān min dīwān ḥaḍrat al-Jinirāl ʿAbd Allāh Jāk Minū 65 x 46cm. (VAT charged on the hammer price)

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

Kitab majmua al-fatawi, A collection of fatwas, Ottoman Turkey, dated 23 Sha’ban AH 875 / 23 February 1471 AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 221ff., 3fl., with 25ll. of naskh script per folio, headings in red, numerous annotations ; with paginated index on initial blank leaf, copied in the 19th century, undated and unsigned ; contemporary leather backed-boards, lacking flap, early repairs to spine ; with marginal endowment inscriptions and seal impression for the madrasa of a mosque, in the name of Mehmed Efendi al-Shahsir Beg Kuz-zadeh (?) and waqf seal of Great Mosque dated AH 1328 /1910 CE, 27.5 x 18.5cm.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

An illustrated folio from a Persian epic, probably a Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi illustrating a story about Majnun, Safavid Iran, 17th century, Persian manuscript on paper, depicting a troupe of camels heralded by trumpeters, some parts re-painted, with four columns of nasta'liq text above and below, backed on brown card, in double sided plexiglass, 25 x 16.8cm. Provenance: Arthur M. Sackler Collection, (1913-1987), collected 1970 or earlier.

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Fri 26 Apr

L. Bourdier - Les ordres français et les récompenses nationales ; L. Bourdier éditeur, Paris 1927 ; important reference work on the orders of knighthood, with numerous illustrations ; original paperback copy no. 464 ; 33 x 25.5 cm. Very good condition.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

National award saber from the Manufacture de Versailles, beautiful, sober hussar pattern: Single-branch hilt in gilt brass, adorned in the middle with an oval medallion bearing the signature: "Manufe A VERSAILLES", shuttle-shaped mounts decorated with a quarter-circle fillet around the perimeter, quillon chased with foliage, nicely cut German-style cap, leather-covered, filigree spindle; strong curved blade, engraved and gilded one-third with motifs in the style of those by Cassaignard; wooden scabbard with two large gilded brass fittings, ending in a gadrooned ring, and two splints, leather-covered crevices, two ring-holder studs fixed to the back of the fittings, the chape bears the inscription: "Le Mtre de La Guerre AU C. FALCONETTI LIEUT", iron stinger. This saber has seen a lot of use, as can be seen by the number of blows on the edge of the blade and the dents at the end of the scabbard; length 106 cm. Late Directoire, early Consulate period. Good condition. This saber is listed in Captain BOTTET's book on : La Manufacture de Versailles, Boutet directeur-artiste, J. LEROY Fils éditeur, 1903. "PIÈCE ANNEXE N° 1" (page 62). "ÉTAT DES ARMES DE LUXE DE LA MANUFACTURE DE VERSAILLES LE 29 NIVÔSE AN XII, FAISANT SUITE À CELUI DU 29 VENTÔSE AN IX, QUI FINIT PAR LE N° 149 (F. V. M. A.). Given by the Minister of War: N° 167, a copper saber to citizen Falconetti. Estimated at 90 fr." On one of the plates in the same work, number XXI shows a saber very similar to ours; the text of this plate is on page 55 and reads: "N° XXI. Sabre de récompense nationale décerné au citoyen FLEURIOT par le Directoire exécutif. Gilt bronze mount and fittings; basane-covered spindle. Klingenthal blade. This model is the 90-franc model noted for national awards". (See appendix, condition no. 1). In the Livre d'or de la gendarmerie 1791/1812, in the year 1794, we quote: "À l'attaque des Anglais en Corse du 5 février au 5 mars" is named: "M. FALCONETI (FALCONETTI), lieutenant à la 28e division". After the siege of Toulon, a large number of English ships and frigates surround Corsica. On 17 pluviôse (February 5), two ships and a frigate came within sight of the small port of Centuri, where the people's representative had sent Lieutenant FALCONETI with 21 gendarmes. The English claimed a Genoese ship that had taken refuge in the port. FALCONETI replied: "That there was no Genoese boat in the port, that the one they were asking for was in Saint-Florent, and that it was there, in Calvi or Bastia, that the threatening demands should be made; that, as for him, he had few people, but that if they wanted to send him two boats full of Englishmen, he would show them the way". The English then began to machine-gun the gendarmes and landed two hundred men. Aided by the two PIETRI AGOTINI brothers and the mayor of Centuri, FALCONETI and his gendarmes attacked the English with such impetuosity that they fled, leaving him with one dead and several wounded.

Estim. 15 000 - 18 000 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

National award saber awarded by the Executive Directory to citizen Jacques Blondeau, Adjutant General, made by the Manufacture de Versailles, Boutet Directeur Artiste: Iron hilt with one straight branch worked and pierced at the top; right crosspiece finished with a palmette-shaped quillon, signed, below: "Manufre à Versailles" and "Boutet Directeur Artiste", hallmarked on the top of the bar: "BOUTET" (partly hidden under the fusee), "L D" and "A B"; diamond-shaped mounts with a raised shuttle in the center; German-style cap nicely cut and engraved with fillets, top chased with a spider's web; fusee entirely covered with a triple filigree including a flat iron strip. One-panel curved blade, engraved, gilded and blued in thirds with trophies of arms and foliage; back signed "Klingenthal", ending in a step with a counter-edge; carp tongue tip. Scabbard with wooden core and two large iron fittings, each with a bracelet decorated with fillets and fluting; they end in a half-round and each bear a faceted piton for the hoop rings; the upper part of the chape bears a shaped scabbard entrance, to receive the auricles; the chape, on the front, bears the inscription: "Le Directoire - Exécutif - au Cen Blondeau - adj. Généal", below which are engraved two crossed laurel branches (rather worn attribution); the two fittings are separated by splints, the hollow trimmed with leather; cap finished with a cut, engraved, chased and openworked dart. Length 99.5 cm. (This saber was originally blued and adorned with gold highlights, which disappeared during cleaning; previously taken photos are attached). Directoire period. Good condition. Attached are 7 original personal documents concerning the career of citoyen BLONDEAU and the attribution of this saber: - 23 nivôse an IV (October 15, 1795), appointment as adjutant general, signed by executive commissioner Antoine PILLE (general); - 19 brumaire an VIII (November 10, 1799), two pages announcing to Adjutant-General BLONDEAU that: "by the decree of 4 floréal an VII which grants national rewards to soldiers of the army of Italy who distinguished themselves at the affair of 6 germinal... I have instructed the Director of the Manufacture d'armes de Versailles to give you a belt with the saber you have already received. DUBOIS CRANCÉ" (Minister of War). On the second page: "Extrait des registres du Directoire exécutif du 4 floréal de l'an VII de la République française une et indivisible. Arte 16. A saber will be issued and a letter of satisfaction written to each of the officers named below: BLONDEAU adjudant-general... Signed by BARRAS". - ventôse 4, an VIII (february 21, 1800), letter from lieutenant-general SUCHET, general-in-chief, asking citizen BLONDEAU to join him as chief of staff of the 4th and 5th divisions. - 5 frimaire an XII (27 novembre 1803), letter from the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honor announcing to Adjutant-General BLONDEAU that he has been appointed a member of the Legion of Honor, signed by LACÉPÈDE. Attached is the document for the oath. - Circa 1807/1808, handwritten copy of a letter written by Jacques BLONDEAU and sent to Emperor Napoleon requesting promotion in the army. He describes his career and states: "During the wars of the Revolution, I received three sabres of honor for my conduct on Vendémiaire 13 in Paris, Germinal 6, An VII at Lucia before Verona, and Brumaire 18 and 19 at the particular command of Vincennes: your M. I. & R. will perhaps recall that she herself deigned to entrust me with this command... As further proof of your Majesty's confidence, she placed me at the head of the Executive Directory's guard, when it was formed... If Your Majesty deems that these circumstances, 12 years of service in the rank of adjutant-commander and my status as a family man give me some right to His benevolence, I shall dare to beg Him to promote me in the army...". He was appointed brigadier general on October 12, 1808. Also enclosed is an important set of photocopied documents (15 items) concerning Jacques BLONDEAU, including his brevet d'adjudant-général signed by BOUCHOTTE, on the 6th day of the second decade of the 1st month of the second year (October 6 or 7, 1793); another signed: "A. PILLE"; four documents signed by BONAPARTE; another, dated 16 nivôse an IV, from DUVIGNAU, general de brigade, chief of the general staff, to Adjutant-General BLONDEAU, commander of the guard of the Directoire exécutif and two letters from General OUDINOT. The splendor of the Legion of Honor

Estim. 20 000 - 25 000 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Gustaf Frumerie - Lieutenant d'artillerie, very interesting work concerning the main rifle systems used in Europe, circa 1874, with ten detailed color plates, and texts in three languages including French, histories and explanations of the operation of each weapon; the following systems are presented: Remington ; Werder; Dreyse; Chassepot; Werndl; Vetterli; Martini-Henry; Berdan; Peabody-Martini; Beaumont; Krnka and Carlé & Sohn; Italian-style binding in blue boards; published in Stockholm by A. L. Normans, 1874; dedicated to King Oscar II; 42 x 62.5 cm. (Mottling; wear to binding). The flyleaf bears an autograph dispatch: "À son excellence Mr le général de Cissey, Ministre de la guerre en France, hommage du plus grand respect. The author". Circa 1874. Fairly good condition. General COURTOT de CISSEY (Paris 1810/1882), brigadier general after the battle of Inkermann (1854), soldier and statesman, Minister of War from June 1871 to May 27, 1873 and from May 22, 1874 to August 15, 1876; deputy in 1871; irremovable senator 1874/1878.

Estim. 150 - 250 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Necessary case containing a pair of officer's flintlock pistols, converted to percussion, octagonal barrels lightly blunderbussed in ribbon damascus steel, grained and decorated with gold filets, barrels hallmarked twice: "N B" in rectangles on a gold background, signed on two sides, in gold letters: "Boutet" and "à Versailles" and numbered on the lower sides, near the barrels: "153", the ends on the upper sides numbered: "1" and "2", as well as an adjustable blued-steel, 12 mm caliber hair-ribbed front sight; flat-bodied locks, engraved around the rim and signed in gold letters: "Boutet"; finely engraved, cut and case-hardened iron fittings, lug bridges engraved, one with a deer's head, the other with a dog's head and finished, at the front, with a stylized fleur-de-lys; walnut stocks with short shafts, checkered grips, keyways and gold thumb pieces monogrammed: "C" surmounted by a Marquis crown; length 35 cm. Mahogany case bearing, on the lid, an oval brass plate monogrammed in Gothic letters: "C B"; interior sheathed in beige-orange chamois leather; complete with all accessories: case-hardened steel bullet mold with original breechblock remover; the interior of this case was readapted at the time of conversion to percussion, with certain new accessories: screwdriver, capsule box and powder flask, the sheathing is later; it is presented with its key. Restoration period, converted at this time or under Louis-Philippe. Very good condition. Enclosed is a handwritten letter dated August 28, 1931, announcing to the future owner the shipment of this box, as well as part of its history.

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

15 volumes of children's literature, publisher's boards, some with vignettes. 19th century. (accidents)

Estim. 20 - 30 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

[PARIS (Gabriel)] - LEIRIS (Michel). Abanico para los toros. S.l. Aux dépens d'un amateur, 1965-1967. Large folio, 518 x 380: 56 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Leaves, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. 5 copies of this work. An incomplete sheet suite of plates is included.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

[REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE] - Revolutions de Paris dédiées à la Nation - Prudhomme. 16 volumes, bound in full marbled basane, 5-rib spine decorated with gilt fleurons, marbled edges, binding rubbed, some headpieces worn, spines rubbed. Few tears in the margins (without reaching the text), rare foxing. Volume II in a different binding. The set includes issues n°1 from July 12 to 19, 1789 to n°206 from June 15 to 22, 1793. "Introduction à la Révolution", 72 pages, dated 1790 is at the head of volume I. Volume 17 (issues 207 to 225) is missing. Set comprising 116 engravings on the key events of the Revolution. Note the astonishing plate on "the oral seat, fixed and mobile, intended to reinforce the voice of the orator in a large assembly", an invention to ensure that sound waves are diffused as well as possible in a vast space... (see photo) The department maps are missing. A sort of diary of the French Revolution in the making, this periodical edited by Prudhomme makes a considerable historical contribution. "No [publication] is richer in detail on the whole of the first 4 years of the Revolution" (Hatin pages 148-149). Good condition of text and plates.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

La Mode illustrée, le journal de la famille - 4 volumes. 4 volumes in folio (38 x 28), bound in half-chagrin, 1863, 1864, 1875, 1877. Numerous black and color illustrations, rare foxing. - 1863: lower head cover missing, corners dull. 52 issues. 51 color plates including one double plate. Missing plate 48. - 1864: top cover missing, corners dull. 52 issues, 52 color plates. - 1875: spine detached, corners missing. 51 issues (issue 36 missing). 51 color plates (issue 36 missing). - 1877: spine detached, 52 issues, 52 plates enhanced in color. Just over 200 color plates in all. Good condition.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

HISTOIRE ROMAINE - ROLLIN, CREVIER - 7 volumes. Histoire Romaine depuis la fondation de Rome jusqu'à la bataille d'Actium : c'est-à-dire jusqu'à la fin de la République. Begun by M. Rollin and continued by M. Crévier. A Paris, Chez la Veuve Estienne, Desaint et Saillant, 1752. 7 volumes in-4 (26 x 20.5 cm), bound in full marbled calf, 5-ribbed spine, caissons decorated with gilded fleurons. Red morocco title-pieces, gilded fillets on the edges, red edges. Headbands worn, corners dulled. Engraved ex-libris on first flyleaf. Volume 1: false-title, title, CXII, 555 pages, 1 folding map, 1 folding plate. Volume 2: False-title, title, LVI, 599 pages, 1 folding map and 1 folding plate (1 plate missing). Volume 3: False-title, 750 pages, 2 blank leaves. 3 fold-out maps (1 map missing) Vol. 4: False title, title, 651 pages. 2 fold-out maps. Volume 5: False-title, title, 672 pages, 1 fold-out map (1 map missing). Volume 6: false-title, title, 685 pages. Vol. 8: False-title, title, 730 pages, 1 privilege leaf. Volume 7 and 3 plates are missing. Text and plates in good condition.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Toiles peintes et Tapisserie de la Ville de Reims, 32 large folio plates, reproducing the main scenes of the 15th-century mysteries, drawn by Casimir LEBERTHAIS, accompanied by the text of the mysteries, with historical explanations by Louis PARIS. Dedicated to Monseigneur l'archevêque de Reims. Paris, Imprimerie d'Edouard Proux et Ce, Rue Neuve des Bons-Enfants. Ex-libris Bibliothèque du Chateau des Rozais 1908. 1843 copy complete with 32 plates, all watercolors. Tears, wetness and spotting.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Edouard Manet. Curt Glaser. Facsimiles of drawings and watercolors. Edition Marées-Gesellschaft, R Piper & Co, Munich 1922. Copy no. 205 of the second printing for the German edition. Comprising 14/15 plates under Marie-Louise.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

[LOUIS XV, Roi de France, 1710-1774], - Engraved and handwritten document signed "Louis" (secretary) and countersigned by the Duc de CHOISEUL, Ministre d'État (Étienne-François de Choiseul-Beaupré-Stainville, 1719-1785), Versailles, April 20, 1768, 1 p. in-folio oblong (28 x 45 cm), on vellum, Commission de capitaine commandant en la Compagnie Lieutenante Colonelle du Régiment Royal Roussillon d'infanterie for Léonard Roger de Baune (or Desbonnes). 4 holes with loss of text, foxing, restorations. Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

[LOUIS XVI, Roi de France, 1754-1793], - Handwritten document signed "Louis" (secretary) and countersigned by Count de MONTBARREY (1732-1796), Minister of War, Versailles, April 8, 1779, 1 p. in-folio (36.5 x 24 cm), Confirmation of rank of Captain commanding the grenadier company of the Régiment Royal Roussillon d'infanterie for Léonard Roger de Baune (or Desbonnes?). Folds, marginal cuts (for seal closure). Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

[LOUIS XVI, Roi de France, 1754-1793], - Handwritten document signed "Louis" (secretary) and countersigned by the Marquis de Ségur (Philippe Henri, 1724-1801, grandson of the Regent, Secretary of State for War from 1780 to 1787, Marshal of France in 1783), Versailles, May 17, 1787, 1 p. oblong in-folio (26.5 x 44 cm), on vellum, Commission to the rank of Second Captain for Pierre Rogier de Nexon. Bends. Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

FAMILLE DE LA TOUR-MAUBOURG - Lot of late 18th - early 19th century manuscripts, including: - Letter of tonsure in Latin by Guillaume Florentin, prince of Salm and bishop of Tournai, certifying the abilities of César de Faÿ de Maubourg (1756-1831), son of Claude-Florimond de Faÿ, comte de Coisse and Marie-Françoise Vachon de Belmont, after examination, and granting him clerical status. Signed "Guil. Flor. Episc Tornacensis" and dated August 1785, with stamped episcopal arms. 1 page. Some missing text. - Document in Latin signifying the appointment of Just-César de Faÿ de Maubourg to the chapel of Maizel following the death of its last possessor, in the bishopric of Le Puy (present-day Clermont region), edited by Joseph Stanislas Derachat Desgranges, vicar general, and bearing the stamp of the bishopric of Le Puy, dated December 12, 1786. 2 pages. - Documents concerning Maltese hotels: One in Italian, dated August 14, 1794, addressed to Charles de Faÿ de Maubourg, chevalier de l'ordre de Jérusalem de la langue d'Auvergne, concerning the usufruct of houses belonging to Seigneur Victor de Belmont in La Valette; A letter dated September 14, 1801, directly following the two-year blockade and dealing with the problem of annualities to be paid by a certain Mr. Delicata, addressed to Charles-César de Faÿ de La Tour-Maubourg: "I have just had, my dear Cézar, a great deal of satisfaction in seeing again our kind Victor (Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg, 1768-1850), who is returning to France in good health and with the charming (?) and numerous prisoners.) and a number of prisoners. I give him 390 Maltese Ecus for an annuality of your houses, and show you by the attached memorandum that you are asked for some delay in paying you only one year of the two you are owed. (...) My best regards to my dear and very respectable niece, and to all your family, including my good Charles; although I find it hard to forgive his laziness, I still love him and am delighted to know that he is a happy husband and father (...) my dear nephew; I embrace you with all my heart and never cease to wish for your happiness and for everything that interests you (...)". 2 pages. An autograph letter from Charles César de La Tour Maubourg signed and dated 20 germinal de l'an 10 (10 avril 1802) about claims he wants to regularize "Je crois que les demandes sons des friponeries". A certificate of power of attorney by Charles César de Faÿ de Maubourg to collect on his behalf the royalties owed by Mr. Delicata, dated June 28, 1802 and signed M.C.C. de Faÿ de La Tour Maubourg. - A handwritten bill signed "Charles de Tour Maubourg", Paris, February 23, 1816. "I authorize Monsieur Beauchet to count to Mr. Vutat the sum of seventy-four thousand francs that he received for me from Mr. Merlin by virtue of the power of attorney that Mde de Maubourg had given him, I will hold him free and validly discharged on the receipt that Mr. Vutat will give him at the bottom of the present authorization." - Compte de Madame Veuve de Latour-Maubourg, relatif aux affaires d'Amérique, presented by Mr. Bureaux de Puzy, from December 1, 1849 to July 1, 1850. Dated and signed by Bureaux de Puzy, Paris, July 3, 1850. One sheet folded in half. - A few newspaper clippings from 1973-1974 about 19th-century members of the La Tour-Maubourg family, the château and the mausoleum.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. - Copy of an extract from the deliberations of the commune of Belfort of August 4, 1793. Denunciation of an artillery guard named Tortel and request for replacement. Autograph apostille from Bonaparte, two and a half lines long, later. "Answered on 13th. Reply that certain representatives of the people [...] or Minister has pronounced on a similar dismissal". Lot presented by Mathilde Lalin-Leprevost, C.N.E. expert (06 84 38 90 72).

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE - P.A.S., s.l.n.d. [circa September 1793], 1 p., in-folio. Framed. Defects, not framed. Frame: H. 32 x W. 24 cm. "The commander of the company's squad of cannoneers [...] is ordered to leave for Lyon. He will have to sleep the same day, on Nivôse 2, "at Bosset" [probably Le Beausset, near Toulon], in Marseille on the 3rd etc., and will join Lyon with another Captain. Handsome signature of Napoleon, then General "Buonaparte". Approval countersignature of General Jacques François Coquille dit Dugommier (1738-1794) and signature of Corsican deputy Christophe Saliceti (1757-1809). Rare reunion of the three protagonists of the siege of Toulon. Lyon, in revolt after the Convention, suffered a siege by Republican armies and cannon fire for several months. Lot presented by Mathilde Lalin-Leprevost, C.N.E. expert (06 84 38 90 72).

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

JEAN-BAPTISTE KLÉBER (1753-1800), Général. - Autograph note signed for General François Joseph Lefebvre (1755-1820), commander of the vanguard, dated Year II, "du champ de bataille proche Lawfelt", on the occasion of the September 1794 siege of Maastricht. "We agreed, my dear comrade, that we would effect our retreat at six o'clock in the evening. Please inform my comrade on your right. Salut et fraternité - Kleber". 1/2 page in-8°.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE (1769-1821), chef de l’armée d’Italie, 1796-1798. - Bill for the attention of the Commissaire Ordonnateur en Chef de l'Armée d'Italie, with General Bonaparte's autograph signature. "Vous voudrez bien mettre à disposition du général Beaurevoire (Louis Ferdinand Baillard de Beaurevoir, 1747-1801) la somme de trente mille livres numéraire pour les dépenses de la cavalerie. Buonaparte". On the back, a note signed "Dénnicé" indicates that it is up to the particular dean of Milan to acquit the order. H. 12 x W. 22.5 cm. Accompanied by a purchase voucher from the Club du Livre. Provenance Private collection since the 1970s.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

CARNOT (Lazare, 1753-1823), - Handwritten document signed "Carnot", then Minister of War, Paris, 22 germinal an 8 (=12 april 1800), 1 p. in-4 on the letterhead of the Département de la Guerre, 1e division, Bureau de la Discipline, indicating to the General commanding the 19th division the manner in which the Conseil de guerre should be formed, to decide on the fate of Lemarquant, Lamarre and Rosier. Attached is another handwritten document signed "Carnot", then Minister of War, Paris, 1er fructidor an 8 (=19 août 1800), 1 p. in-4 on the letterhead of the Département de la Guerre, Bureau du Personnel du Génie, confirming to Citizen Gaucher his rank of second lieutenant in the 3rd sapper battalion of the Armée du Rhin. Some foxing and creasing, a few small tears. Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

BONAPARTE (Napoléon, 1769-1821), - Printed and handwritten on vellum with autograph signature "Bonaparte" (First Consul of the Republic), Paris, 8 germinal an 9 (=29 mars 1801), in-folio (45 x 35 cm), Brevet de général de division pour Louis Antoine Choin de Montgay, baron de Montchoisy (avec ses états de services, campagnes, actions et blessures), countersigned by the Ministre de la Guerre le Maréchal Louis Alexandre BERTHIER and by the Secrétaire d'Etat Hugues-Bernard MARET (duc de Bassano). General and Baron d'Empire Louis Antoine Choin de Montchoisy joined the French Army in 1765, served in the campaigns of 1792, 1793, Years IV, VII, VIII and IX, and before the Revolution took part in the North American campaigns under Rochambeau between 1779 and 1783. His name is inscribed on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. Cold stamp. Good condition. Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Extrait des registres des délibérations des consuls de la République du 20 Floréal de l’An X. - Administrative poster from the prefecture of the Calvados department, dated 20 floréal, i.e. May 10, 1802. This is the announcement of the "Vote on this question: will Napoleon Bonaparte be Consul for life?", an article by the then Minister of the Interior, Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832), defining the vote as follows: "it is a question of consolidating the happiness that he (the people) is beginning to enjoy". Printed by Boullay-Malassis, Caen. 1 page broadsheet.

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

JOSEPH FESCH (1763-1839), cardinal et oncle de Napoléon Ier. - L.A.S. "avec amitié, Fesch" dated 8 vendémiaire an 8, September 30, 1799, in Italian. This letter, whose addressee is unknown, deals with the stormy political activity surrounding Lucien Bonaparte, but also with General Bonaparte's successes in Egypt at Saint-Jean-d'Acre and at the battle of Tabor. "La vita è cosi corta per passarla continamente in odii (...) le notizie d'Egitto fuero bueni Buonaparte nel ... ce s. Giovanni d'Acri, a disfacto completamente il capo di Damasco che (...) battalgia de Tabor, glia a annunziato 10000 uomini, e ... nel giordano piu di 40000". 4 pages, in-8° format. Stamp of the Lindesian Library.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

BERNADOTTE (Jean-Baptiste, Maréchal, Roi de Suède, 1763-1844), - Extract from a handwritten document with autograph signature "J.B. Bernadotte", then Minister of War, Paris, 9 messidor year 7 (=27 June 1799), one oblong sheet in-8 cut out, text incomplete. Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

BERTHIER (Louis Alexandre, Maréchal, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram, 1753-1815), - Handwritten document signed "Ale. Berthier", then Minister of War, Paris, 21 floréal an 10 (=11 mai 1802), 1 p. in-4 on the letterhead of the Département de la Guerre, 2e division, Bureau du Recrutement, allowing citizen Pierre Roger to remain in his home to be employed on the Travaux du Pavé de Paris. Attached is a L.A.S. from his brother Léopold Berthier (1770-1807), brigadier general, 1 p. in4, Paris, 7 nivôse an 8 (=December 28, 1799) to the captain rapporteur to the 2nd council of war of the 19th military division (he authorized General Guérin to form a council of officers of the regimental corps). Lot presented by Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS, expert (06 72 38 90 90).

Estim. 50 - 60 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

ÉLISA BONAPARTE (1777-1820), princesse de Piombino et de Lucques. - Rare L.A.S. dated October 27, 1805 addressed to Empress Joséphine (1763-1814), warmly expressing her friendship. "Madame et chère soeur, je m'hâte de vous témoigner toute ma joye de la campagne miraculeuse que lempereur a fait en huit jours. Nothing can equal the satisfaction of the people of Lucca. They love the Emperor and regard him as their sovereign. They also cherish Josephine. Believe madame and dear sister that I lose no opportunity to recall the friendship you have always shown me and of which you have often given me proof. I love you not as the Emperor's wife, but as a friend to whom I am only too happy to give proof. Please allow my dear sister the Prince de Lucqes to offer you his deepest respect. I am devotedly your affectionate sister. Elisa, Viareggio 5 Brumaire". 1 folio page

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE (1769-1821) - Two unpublished "Nap" L.S. to General Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818): - 1 dated May 18, 1807: "Monsieur le General Clarke, je revois votre lettre du 13 avril ou 14. I thank you for the part you are taking in the death of poor little Napoleon. - I have given orders for the regiment of the Grand Duke of Berg (Joachim Murat) to be retrograded to Düsseldorf, where it will be formed. - The provisional 15th has very few officers and can only be considered as a depot. It is therefore becoming urgent to direct it for the army, so that it can be incorporated into the Corps without delay. With this in mind, I pray to God that he may have you in his holy care. At Finckenstein, May 18th 1807. Nap". 3/4 page in-4°. - 1 dated November 19, 1809: "Monsieur le General Clarke, I have instructed you to write to the Duke of Istria that five days more or less did nothing to make us ready. Send by an officer the last order to the Duke of Istria (Jean-Baptiste Bessières) and that before December 1st I be master of the island of Walcheren. On this I pray to God that he may have you in his holy custody. Paris, November 19th 1809. Nap - On the 19th M. de F... left with the dispatch to the Duke of Istria". 1/2 page in-4°. History Until August 1807, General Clarke was responsible for the exchange of ratifications of the peace treaty between France and the Kingdom of Saxony. It was on this occasion that he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Henri. The "death of poor little Napoleon" was that of the Emperor's nephew, son of his brother Louis, King of Holland, and considered at the time to be the future heir to the imperial throne. It was from this event that Napoleon envisaged another way of succeeding him, which would prove to be to Josephine's detriment. In 1809, Clarke was Minister of War and the Empire was under attack from all sides, in Austria, Spain and Holland; the aim here was to recapture the island of Walcheren, which secured the French stronghold of Antwerp on the North Sea.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

VALÉE, Sylvain Charles (1773-1846), maréchal de France. Ensemble de 4 longues L.A.S. adressées à sa femme. - Very beautiful and interesting military and love correspondence: -L.A.S. Rosenberg 9 [May 1807]. 3 pp. 1/2 in-4. After mentioning the death of little Hortense, his mother's grief and various family news, he expresses his suffering at being so far from his wife, "what a difference, my friend, to be able only to write to you instead of kissing her. I remember now the days when, spying the moment of your awakening, I would carry our little Odile to you; your eyes would open and you would see before you what you hold most dear in the world, and what exists only to love you. This time of happiness will come again, and I hope we will find each other happier [...]". He continues with financial considerations, then informs her that their friend, General Maximilien-Sebastien FOY, has just married, "and having changed nothing in the tastes we know him to prefer glory to solidity, he has married the daughter of a colonel-general, M. Baraguey d'Hilliers [...]. The Emperor has signed the marriage contract. I'm not surprised, but [...] I'd be surprised if it lasted long [...]". -L.A.S. Warsaw January 3, 1807. 4 pp. large in-4. General Songis has asked for a pecuniary advantage to facilitate his appointment as colonel, and gives news of poor Pernety [General Joseph Marie Pernety] "doing the sieges of Breslau, etc. He was employed there by the Emperor himself; he often has painful chores which are occasioned by the advantage of being particularly well known to him [...]". -L.A.S. Königsberg, July 15, 1807. 1 p. in-4. Beautiful letter written one month after the Friedland victory over the Russians and 8 days after the Treaty of Tilsit marking the end of the 4th coalition. The emperor has left, followed by some of heaven's favored guests, he "gives graces in profusion, he gives goods in Poland, he treats the army leaders with great generosity. I don't know if he'll stop there; so far, we scoundrels don't feel any of this largesse [...]. I've certainly worked harder than all those who are rewarded, whoever they may be [...]". Period stains and tear from broken seal. -L.A.S. Danzig July 31 [1807]. 3 pp. in-4. New requests have been sent to the Emperor for the artillery, and he has been proposed to become "commandant of the Garde d'Honneur; I am still too new a colonel to think of the generalate [...] but the main thing is that I am well, that I still love you with all my heart, and that I am working to make you happy [...]". He has received the new epaulettes his wife sent him; military news and colleagues' assignments, etc., have been sent to him. A P.S. from Valée is enclosed. Strasbourg, September 20, 1814. 1 p. in-folio oblong. Reform leave. A fine document. Lot presented by Mathilde Lalin-Leprevost, C.N.E. expert (06 84 38 90 72).

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822), sculpteur. - L.A.S. in Italian entitled "Convoi de la Statue colossale" and dated May 4, 1810 in Rome. Addressed to a certain "ghiavissimo Signore", it deals with the moving of the statue commissioned by Napoleon and depicting him as "Mars disarmed and peacemaker", created in Rome between 1802 and 1806, delivered to Paris and seen by the Emperor in 1811. He states that he has taken note of the Emperor's indeclinable wishes concerning the statue, and that he will scrupulously follow the instructions given. He is already assembling the parts of the colossus, with all possible zeal. The rest will depend on M. Hereaux's orders... - vengo a compere la positiva indeclinabile volontà dell' Imperatore, rapporto alla statua. Lo seguiro dunque scropolosamente le di lei istruzioni in questo proposito; e già comimio subito a por mano all'incassatura del Colosso, con tutto il mio zelo possibile. Dipendero in seguito dalle ordinazioni espresse di Mr Hereaux, dal quale apunto, secundo che io n'era da Lei prevenuto, ricevera in questi giorni una lettera". 1 page, in-4° format. Provenance Daguerre sale, February 27, 2014, lot 3.

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

Joachim MURAT (1767-1815), beau-frère de Napoléon, roi de Naples. - L.S. "J Napoléon" to the Duc de Feltre. Naples, January 3, 1811. Half-page in-4, engraved portrait of Murat sealed at the bottom of the letter. Relating to the request for leave of absence from François-Marie Dufour (1769-1815), general in the service of the Neapolitan Army since 1807: (...) "M. le Gal Dufour m'ayant exposé que l'âge très avancé de son père exigeait qu'il se rendit près de lui, je vous préviens que je lui ai accordé un congé dont vous détermineerez la durée; il est avec appointemens (...)". Made a baron de l'Empire in June 1812, Dufour took part in the Russian campaign, where he was wounded at Borodino, then distinguished himself by capturing the Kremlin. He then took part in the German campaign of 1813, where he was promoted to divisional officer, and the French campaign of 1814.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

JOSEPH FESCH (1763-1839), cardinal et oncle de Napoléon Ier. - L.A.S. in Italian, May 4, 1811, to his "carissima sorella" Letizia bonaparte (1750-1836), Paris, imperial eagle watermark. "Dopo la vostra partenza sono stato molto occupato degli affari ecclesiastici. (...) paolito sta un po' meglio, l'ho trovato passegiando nel suo gardino. Su altra grava occupazione spero di abbvaccion vi lunedi prossimo. Addio carissima sorella amateuri come vi amo mastro ... s vostro aff.. fratello J. card Fesch". 3/4 page in-8°.

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

THÉÂTRES IMPÉRIAUX DE L’OPÉRA DES TUILERIES ET DE L’OPÉRA COMIQUE - Large lot of some twenty large folios, in-folio and in-4, and files relating to statements of expenses, costs of performances, rehearsals, music and costumes for various operas and ballets, most of which were performed before Their Imperial Majesties, including Achille (January 1808), La Mère jalouse (February 23, 1809), Rome sauvée (March 2, 1809), Vénus et Adonis (November 16, 1809), Roméo et Juliette (March 23 and November 23, 1809), Pigmalion (November 30, 1809), La Didone (January 30, 1812), the ballets Cléopâtre and Noces de Figaro, etc. Signed notably by the first chamberlain Comte de Rémusat (1762-1823), by the director and ballet master Pierre Gardel (1758-1840), etc. First Empire period, c. 1808-1812.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Fri 26 Apr

THÉATRE IMPÉRIAL DE L’OPÉRA DES TUILERIES, Premier Empire. - Lot of 13 files containing appointements by the Service du Grand Chambellan de l'Empereur, sometimes signed by the first chamberlain comte de Rémusat (1762-1823), concerning the Emperor's first singer Giuseppina Grassini (1773-1850), the castrato singer Girolamo Crescentini (1762-1846), the composer and former music teacher to Empress Marie-Louise Ferdinando Paër (1771-1839) and his wife, the 1st tenor Antonio Brizzi (1770-1854). Documents dated 1808 to 1813. Approx. 70 folio pages. History These are the salaries of Emperor Napoleon's favorite artists, whose music never ceased to move him. Giuseppina Grassini, a sublime contralto, was his mistress when he was First Consul, and so the Parisian public was offered to her; Girolamo Crescentini, a moving castrato, had sung at the coronation ceremony, and was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown for his artistic achievement; the Paër couple and tenor Brizzi so charmed the Emperor during a performance in Germany that he immediately appointed them composer and singers of the imperial theater.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

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L. Bourdier - Les ordres français et les récompenses nationales ; L. Bourdier éditeur, Paris 1927 ; important reference work on the orders of knighthood, with numerous illustrations ; original paperback copy no. 464 ; 33 x 25.5 cm. Very good condition.

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15 volumes of children's literature, publisher's boards, some with vignettes. 19th century. (accidents)

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[PARIS (Gabriel)] - LEIRIS (Michel). Abanico para los toros. S.l. Aux dépens d'un amateur, 1965-1967. Large folio, 518 x 380: 56 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Leaves, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. 5 copies of this work. An incomplete sheet suite of plates is included.

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